New visions of the ending of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have finally been revealed.
Source: io9 – The Ending of The Rise of Skywalker Gets Some Stunning Concept Art
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Disenchantment Season 3 Trailer Puts Princess Bean (and Her Beer Stein) on the Throne
The land of magic and fantasy has been torn asunder, but the only woman who can save it might be suffering from a hangover. Netflix has the first look at season three of Disenchantment, which sees Princess Bean (Abbi Jacobs) coming into her royal and literal powers, as enemies conspire to take her down.
Source: io9 – Disenchantment Season 3 Trailer Puts Princess Bean (and Her Beer Stein) on the Throne
Star Wars: The High Republic's Team on The Acolyte's Reveal
In just a few weeks, The High Republic ushers in a bright new era of Star Wars storytelling—but last week, we learned that one of Lucasfilm’s big new Disney+ projects will show us a glimpse of its twilight in the form of The Acolyte, the new series being worked on by Leslye Headland. For the writers behind this…
Source: io9 – Star Wars: The High Republic’s Team on The Acolyte’s Reveal
In the Super Mario Cartoon's Holiday Episode, the Greatest Gift Is Attempted Murder
Happy holidays, everybody! Now with that out of the way, I need to talk to you about this “Worst Episode Ever” featuring the Super Mario Bros.
Source: io9 – In the Super Mario Cartoon’s Holiday Episode, the Greatest Gift Is Attempted Murder
A 22nd Century Gumshoe Makes a Grim Discovery in the First Peek at Sci-Fi Noir Midnight, Water City
Hawaiian author Chris McKinney’s new sci-fi noir Water City Trilogy begins with Midnight, Water City. The book, set in an underwater world filled with keenly brutal crime, isn’t out until summer 2021, but today, io9 has an exclusive look at its neon-drenched cover, as well as a peek at the first chapter.
Source: io9 – A 22nd Century Gumshoe Makes a Grim Discovery in the First Peek at Sci-Fi Noir Midnight, Water City
The 12 Best (and 7 Worst) Television Shows of 2020
We might have seen a shortage of new movies in 2020, but one thing we still got a lot of was television shows. This was a year of saying goodbye to many beloved series while introducing some new ones into the fold. Some sparked, others fizzled. Here are the TV series the io9 staff felt stood out as the best and worst…
Source: io9 – The 12 Best (and 7 Worst) Television Shows of 2020
Stranger Things' Cast Is Getting Together to Play Dungeons & Dragons (For Real This Time)
It’s in the show. It’s become its own D&D box set. And now, we’ve come full circle: the stars of Stranger Things are getting into Actual Play tabletop streaming, for one day only!
Source: io9 – Stranger Things’ Cast Is Getting Together to Play Dungeons & Dragons (For Real This Time)
In Black Mask's Destiny NY, Being the Chosen One Kinda Blows
Into every generation, no fewer than 10 tales about chosen ones fated to save the world or some such are borne. But in Pat Shand and Manuel Preitano’s Black Mask Studios comic Destiny NY, the story’s a little different than you may be accustomed to. io9 is excited to debut a first look at it today.
Source: io9 – In Black Mask’s Destiny NY, Being the Chosen One Kinda Blows
Marvel Figured Out an Easier Way for You to Catch Up on Dozens of Movies
Want to watch WandaVision in a few weeks but it’s been a while since you’ve sat down and watched Age of Ultron, Civil War, Avengers Infinity War, and Avengers Endgame? Good news: Marvel’s cutting your comic book movie homework down to…a new streaming clip show?
Source: io9 – Marvel Figured Out an Easier Way for You to Catch Up on Dozens of Movies
Get a Triple Dose of Star Wars with Squadrons, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Battlefront 2 for $40
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Spider-Man 3 Somehow Has More Raimi Trilogy Actors Rumored to Return
Black Adam’s cast continues to expand. Scott Gimple teases the Walking Dead anthology show. Hailee Steinfeld leaps into action in new Hawkeye set pictures. The Resident Evil reboot shows off its Spencer Mansion. Plus, what’s to come on His Dark Materials and more. To me, my spoilers!
Source: io9 – Spider-Man 3 Somehow Has More Raimi Trilogy Actors Rumored to Return
Get The Outer Worlds (Which Is Not The Outer Wilds) for $20
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His Dark Materials Turns Into a Heist Thriller and Sets Up the Eventual Endgame
BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials is building to something big, with last week’s episode finally seeing Will come into possession of the Subtle Knife. Now, we’re seeing him put it to the test in a high-stakes episode that also delved into sexism, the line between science and faith, and what happens when someone finds…
Source: io9 – His Dark Materials Turns Into a Heist Thriller and Sets Up the Eventual Endgame
Netflix's Equinox Trailer Promises a Dark-Esque Otherworldly Mystery
Fans are still reeling from the end of Netflix’s Dark, the German sci-fi series about family problems that were so severe they defied time and space. Now, Danish series Equinox is looking to fill the void with the tale of a radio host, her missing sister, and the promise of a terrifying world that lies beyond.
Source: io9 – Netflix’s Equinox Trailer Promises a Dark-Esque Otherworldly Mystery
Sci-Fi Families You Can Spend the Holidays With
A sad fact about 2020 is many of us aren’t going to spend the holidays with our families. We may have already missed out on one or two traditions and now the big December holidays like Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are staring us right in the eyes. It’s enough to get you downright depressed. But there are…
Source: io9 – Sci-Fi Families You Can Spend the Holidays With
Chris Pine May Further Enhance His Nerd Cred by Starring in the Dungeons & Dragons Movie
He’s romanced Wonder Woman (and will again very soon in Wonder Woman 1984!), and he’s played Captain Kirk in multiple Star Trek movies. He even played the dad in A Wrinkle in Time. Now, Chris Pine is set to conquer yet another one of nerddom’s mightiest peaks: Dungeons & Dragons.
Source: io9 – Chris Pine May Further Enhance His Nerd Cred by Starring in the Dungeons & Dragons Movie
In Resident Alien's New Trailer, Alan Tudyk Is an E.T. Hiding Out in a Town Full of Secrets
The newest trailer for Resident Alien shows Alan Tudyk as an extraterrestrial plotting to destroy humanity while disguised as a local doctor, but it turns out he might be the most normal thing in town.
Source: io9 – In Resident Alien’s New Trailer, Alan Tudyk Is an E.T. Hiding Out in a Town Full of Secrets
Star Wars: The High Republic Is as Refreshing as It Is Familiar
Adding something truly new to the canon of Star Wars media has to strike a delicate, daunting balance. Anything so vastly removed from what we know about the franchise—particularly the Skywalker saga—has to balance feeling worthy of being called new, while paradoxically still delivering that vague, yet tangible, feel…
Source: io9 – Star Wars: The High Republic Is as Refreshing as It Is Familiar
The Doctor Is In
For the first time since the Ninth Doctor regenerated 15 years ago, Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston is back in the TARDIS. Well, a recording booth, more accurately. Probably not quite so much bigger on the inside, either.
Source: io9 – The Doctor Is In
The Stand Feels Both Timely and Overwhelming
It will never not be spooky that a new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand came out in 2020. Much like the year itself, the story begins with a pandemic and goes on to showcase some truly awful human behavior. CBS All Access certainly has timeliness on its side—but what about the rest?
Source: io9 – The Stand Feels Both Timely and Overwhelming